Rouen Duck thread

[HollyDuckFarmer]

http://www.poultryclub.org/breed-gallery/ducks/

Does this help at all?

 

[DuckMan035]

2 of my rouens have a lightish color bill while the others is still jet black is this an indication to their sex? i can hear some quacking but i have 2 khakis has well and has far has i can tell only 1-2 of the 5 are quacking just wonderin once again thanks for the answers in advance guys

 

[ducklover87]

2 of my rouens have a lightish color bill while the others is still jet black is this an indication to their sex? i can hear some quacking but i have 2 khakis has well and has far has i can tell only 1-2 of the 5 are quacking just wonderin once again thanks for the answers in advance guys

Bill color has nothing to do with telling the sex of rouens until they are older like 10 weeks or so and even then its not guaranteed.

 

[Highcotton]

I have 3 Rouen ducks they all have the same coloration. They are about 20 weeks old. I haven't seen any Drake feathers or other markings that I can see that indicate they are Drakes. Can anyone tell the sex from the attached pictures.

 

[sourland]

Going by what I can see of their bill color, I think that all are hens. By type they look more like mallards than Rouens.

 

[ducklover87]

I have 3 Rouen ducks they all have the same coloration. They are about 20 weeks old. I haven't seen any Drake feathers or other markings that I can see that indicate they are Drakes. Can anyone tell the sex from the attached pictures.

They are all hens. But I agree they look more like mallards than rouens

 

[Highcotton]

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I am not certain that they are not Mallards. I bought them from Tractor Supply. They were just labeled as ducks. On thier chart it had Rouens but not Mallards so I assumed they were Rouens. Not having anything to compare them to I cannot tell. I have noticed that they aren't really heavy but I thought that was because they aren't mature yet. How old should they be when they start laying? They are about 20 weeks old now. I noticed them inspecting the nest boxes yesterday. That is the first time I have seen them take an interest in the nests. I have raised chickens but this is my first experience with ducks.I really enjoy them. I enjoy watching them bathe when I change thier water every afternoon.

 

[Highcotton]

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Thanks very much. How do I tell the difference?

 

[ducklover87]

I am not certain that they are not Mallards. I bought them from Tractor Supply. They were just labeled as ducks. On thier chart it had Rouens but not Mallards so I assumed they were Rouens. Not having anything to compare them to I cannot tell. I have noticed that they aren't really heavy but I thought that was because they aren't mature yet. How old should they be when they start laying? They are about 20 weeks old now. I noticed them inspecting the nest boxes yesterday. That is the first time I have seen them take an interest in the nests.I have raised chickens but this is my first experience with ducks.I really enjoy them. I enjoy watching them bathe when I change thier water every afternoon.

If they were rouens they would be heavier by now.. can they fly? Or do they even try to? If they can't fly then they might just be rouens but small rouens I guess. They should start laying anytime now.

Edited to add: do you have any baby pics of them? If you do I could tell you for sure if they are mallards or rouens

 

[ducklover87]

Thanks very much. How do I tell the difference?

Tell the difference of what? Hens and drakes? Or Rouen and mallard?